**** HRM Media Release
Comfort centres open – Wednesday, September 28, 6:30 a.m.
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents the following comfort centres are open:
- Moser River Community Hall, 28975 Highway 7 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre, 1583 Beaver Bank Road, Beaver Bank | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Musquodoboit Valley Bicentennial Theatre, 12390 Highway 24, Middle Musquodoboit | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Findlay Community Centre, 26 Elliot Street, Dartmouth | 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Canada Games Centre, 26 Thomas Raddall Drive, Halifax | 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
These locations will remain open as needed and further locations may be opened if necessary. Residents can proceed to these centres anytime; however, they are advised to travel only when it is safe to do so.
Comfort centres provide food and water, as well as a place to charge devices and receive up-to-date information, when residents are impacted by prolonged power outages, extreme temperatures or other significant events.
The locations vary depending on which community/communities have been impacted. Comfort centres are generally located in municipal facilities where they exist and where resources, such as generators are available. The hours vary depending on the type of impact on communities.
For more information, visit: halifax.ca/severeweather.
